Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 54, Shloka 22

भरद्वाजाश्रमप्राप्तिः

Arrival at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage and Counsel toward Citrakūṭa

Devanagari script

अवकाशो विविक्तोऽयं महानद्योस्समागमे।पुण्यश्च रमणीयश्च वसत्विह भवान् सुखम्।।।।

Transliteration

avakāśo vivikto ’yaṃ mahānadyos samāgame | puṇyaś ca ramaṇīyaś ca vasatv iha bhavān sukham ||

Translation

Ce lieu, vaste et retiré, se trouve au confluent de deux grands fleuves ; il est saint et charmant — demeure ici dans la quiétude.

Word by Word

• avakāśaḥ: place / region
• avakāśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of description)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viviktaḥ: secluded
• viviktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√vic (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त) / vivikta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of avakāśaḥ)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of avakāśaḥ)

• mahā-nadyoḥ: of the two great rivers
• mahā-nadyoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय ('great rivers'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (dual)

• samāgame: at the confluence
• samāgame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• puṇyaḥ: sacred
• puṇyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of avakāśaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• ramaṇīyaḥ: pleasant / delightful
• ramaṇīyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramaṇīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of avakāśaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• vasatu: may (you) dwell
• vasatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आशीर्लिङ्गार्थे/आज्ञार्थे (let him dwell)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• bhavān: you (honored sir)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भवत्-शब्द (honorific pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sukham: comfortably
• sukham: Prakāra (प्रकार/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative used adverbially)

Context

This sacred and solitary region near the confluence of two great rivers (Ganga and Yamuna) is a pleasant place. You may stay here comfortably.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma here includes supporting the righteous through appropriate refuge: the sage offers a sacred, peaceful place suitable for disciplined living.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja proposes that Rāma can stay near the holy confluence, describing the place as secluded, sacred, and pleasant.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharadvāja’s generosity and discernment in recommending a setting conducive to dharmic life in exile.